Direction signal



June 26, 1928.

G. C. KALIES DIRECTION SIGNAL Filed May 18, 1927 gasl ava/fa/lizs.

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Patented June 26, 1928.

"unrrno STATES" FATE NT OFFICE.

GUSTAV c. KALIES, or BUTTE, MONTANA.

DIRECTION SIGNAL.-

Application filed May 18,

display a signal, to be seen by the drivers 4 of other automobiles, bymeans of which they will be apprised of an intended-change of direction.j y v Another object is to provideadevice of this character. whichincludes azsmall statue having arms which arecadapted to be elevated,

successively, inanovel manner.

Another object is to. provide a: device of this characterwhereinthe'statue contains a source of light. which is adaptedto beprojectedinto the elevated arm, such, armbeing semi-transparent, sothatit Will appear 1lluminated, to be readily seen by others. Other objectsand advantages will be ap-, parent from the following.descriptwn ,when

taken in connection with the accompanying.

drawing.

In the drawing: q

Figure l is a front elevation of the statue, with the air controllingvalve and connect ing pipes in diagrammatic form, the figure having onearm raised. 7

Figure 2 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail view through thestatue.

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view through the aircontrolling valve.

Figure 4: is a plan view of the top plate of the valve.

Figure 5 is a plan view of the valve plate.

Figure 6 is an enlarged vertical sectional detail view of the shoulderportion of the figure, showing the construction of the attached portionof the arm.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents astatue of a man, which is fixed on the hinged radiator cap 11, and facestoward the front, or in the direction in which the automobile istraveling. The statue is preferably formed from'colored glass or china,and has openings 12, at the shoulders thereof. Secured in coveringrelation to each of the openings 12 is a thin rubber bag, in the form anarm and hand, such arm being normally collapsed, and hanging at the sideof the figure. Disposed within the figure, or statue, is an electriclamp 14, receiving current from any suitable source, by means of thewires 15. Thatporand the intermediate the outwardly extending handle.25.

1927. Serial 'No. 192,413.

tion of the arm which is attached in the opening 12 is closed, exceptfor a smallbpeningv 16, in the lower side thereof, in which is secured-an end of a. small-rubber hose 1?, said hose leadingdown-through achannel 10, in the. side ofsthe figure, and out of the base thereof,whereit isconnected, by means of a. coupling .18, with a pipe19,.leading to the controlling valve 20,,which will be more specificallydescribed later herein. It will be noted that there is a hose 1?connect-- ed with each arm 13; Secured within an opening 1'3,: in theinner endof the arm is a glass disk 21, which transmits the ight .fromthe interior of the figure, to

the interior of the arm,--.when such arm-is inflated, andinelevatedposition.

The air. controlling valve comprises an upper plate or-disk 22, alowerplate orsdisk 23,01? the samerdiameter as the upperndisk,

valve disk 24 havingv Disposed on theupper disk 22, andhaving its flange26 secured to'saiddisk, by meansiof the'screws 27 is Et-COIDPI'GSSlblGrubber bulb 28, which'is adapted to be squeezed by thehand of the driverof the automobile, such bulb being located within easy reach of thedriver. In the upper'and lower disks 22 and 23 are formed the pairs ofregistering openings 29 and 30,;while in the valve disk are formed twoopenings 31 and 32, these latter openings being spaced a shorterdistanceapart than either of the first mentioned pairs. The disks are connectedtogether by the vertical bolts 33, and formed in the'periphery of thevalve disk 24: are recesses through which said bolts pass, whereby topermit proper pivotal movement of the valve disk. When the valve disk isswung in one direction its opening 31will register with the openings 29and when swung in the opposite direction its opening 32 will registerwith the openings 30. By reason of the fact that the openings 31 and 32are closer together than the openings 29 and 30, it is impossible toregister both of these openings 31 and 32 with the openings 29 and 30,whereby air will flow through only one opening. Connected to the lowerends of the openings 29 and 30, of the lower disk 23,

tation of the valve disk between the upper and lower disks.

Upon swinging the valve disk in one di rection, and then squeezing therubber bulb 28, the air contained in said bulb will be forced throughthe openings 29, of the upper and lower disks 22 and 23, and the opening31, of the valve disk 24, and out through one of the pipes 19, to enterone of the arms of the statue, whereby to inflate the said arm. Upon thearm being inflated, said arm will rise into horizontal outwardlyextended position, so as to point in the direction in which the driverintends to go. The rubber, from which the arm is formed, being thin,will be semi-transparent, or translucent, so that the light from withinthe figure will shine through the lens, and illuminate the interior ofthe arm, so that the arm will be readily seen by other drivers. Uponturning the valve disk in the opposite direction, the other openings ofsuch disk will register with the openings 30, and permit air to passthrough the other pipe 19, upon the bulb being compressed. If desired,the driver can hold'the arm in elevated position by swinging the valvedisk, after having inflated the arm, so that the openings of said diskare both outoii register with the openings of the disks 22 and 23. Then,

upon swinging the valve disk in either direction, the air will bepermitted to flow back into the rubber bulb.

While I have illustrated and described the statue of the man mounted onthe radiator cap, I wish it understood that I also intend to mount asimilar figure at the top of the automobile, suitable connections beingmade to thesecond figure, by tapping in on the pipe 19.

NVhat is claimed is:

1. A direction signal including a hollow figure having armholes formedwith surrounding ledges, an arm formed of inflatable material having oneend disposed in an armhole and formed with centrally apertured end walland a circumscribing flange, a packing ring secured on said ledge andhaving said flange secured thereto, an air conduit extendin upwardlythrough the body and connecte and a transparent disk within saidaperture of the wall.

2. A direction signal including a hollow translucent body having anopening in one side provided with a, ledge, ahollow inflatabletranslucent arm having an end closing wall provided with a centralaperture, a

flat ring secured on said led e, the said 7 flange being securedto thesa i ring, an air conduit in a wall of the bed connected with saidinflatable arm, a centrally apertured disk secured to the other side ofsaid wall and flange, a source of light within the body,

and a lens secured within the aperture of said disk.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

GUSTAV C. KALIES.

to the arm within the body,

